1996 United States Senate election in South Dakota
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County results Johnson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Pressler: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1996 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held on November 4, 1996. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Larry Pressler ran for re-election to a fourth term, but was narrowly defeated by Democratic nominee Tim Johnson by 8,579 votes. Pressler was the only incumbent Senator to lose reelection in the 1996 election cycle, of which this was the only Democratic flip. Pressler later ran again unsuccessfully for this seat in 2014 as an Independent.